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Podcast: The Filmmakers Podcast
Episode: From struggling filmmaker to Showrunner on HBO's True Detective: Night Country -Director and writer Issa López
Description: Writer and Director Issa López join us to chat how she went from struggling filmmaker to showrunner on HBO's True Detective: Night Country.Issa joins Dom Lenoir to chat getting THAT call from HBO and how she brought a beloved franchise back to it's roots.She talks:Shooting in dramatic locations in Alaska.Extensive development notes.Waiting years for her big break.& Developing a chilling (literally) and confrontational character in Jodie Foster's Liz Danvers.Plus directing and screenwriting tips and tricks.